Big Wreck
Albatross
Release Date: Feb 19, 2013
Genre(s): Grunge, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal
Record label: Rounder
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Album Review: Albatross by Big Wreck
Very Good, Based on 3 Critics
Based on rating 7/10
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Based on rating 7/10
Big Wreck may have initially formed in Boston, and have been cited as influences from acts as diverse as American Idol winner David Cook (which probably does nothing to bolster the group’s street cred) and hard rock band Submersed (maybe a little bit better on the cred part), but they are a rousing Canadian outfit that has had their most popularity on Canadian soil (as lead singer Ian Thornley is Canadian). Their 1997 debut album In Loving Memory Of . .
Based on rating 3.5/5
This is not so much a Big Wreck reunion as it is guitarist Brian Doherty joining the self-titled band frontman Ian Thornley started after the two split up a decade ago. But we’re not quibbling. Albatross, which went Top 5 in the group’s native Canada last year, is an engagingly diverse set that’s a bit kindler and gentler than Big Wreck’s first two releases but still shows that Thornley, Doherty & Co.
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